Organisers of the annual Bullion Lecture have announced that the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Doctor Bashir Jamoh, would be the guest lecturer of this year’s edition holding tomorrow at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Themed ‘Banking on Blue Economy for Nigeria’s Economic Development,’ a statement by the organisers, Centre for Financial Journalism endorsed by its CEO, Mr. Ray Echebiri, said the event would be a gathering of the la crème in Nigeria’s ICT, financial and maritime sectors.
Jamoh, who rose through the ranks to become the Director General of NIMASA, is a seasoned administrator and maritime expert, and the immediate past President of the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CIoTA).
He is also the 2021 winner of the Zik Prize for Leadership in Public Policy and Public Service.
Jamoh has a Ph.D. from the University of Port Harcourt, specialising in Logistics and Transport Management.
He has over 32 years of professional and technocratic experience in the transport and maritime sectors of the Nigerian economy.
The Bullion Lecture, a platform conceptualised by Centre for Financial Journalism for lively discussion on national and international issues, is always delivered by first-rate academics and professionals.
Echebiri, also the Founder of Centre for Financial Journalism, said the 2023 edition of the lecture will be chaired by the Principal Partner, Chiazor Anishere (SAN), who is also the President, Women in Maritime Africa (WIMA), while the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Danbatta, will be the special guest of honour.
Distinguished panelists who will dissect the lecture are Registrar/CEO, National Institute of Credit Administration, Professor Chris Onalo, and President, Ship Owners Association of Nigeria. Doctor Mkgeorge Onyung.
Expected guests at the lecture include government officials, captains of industry, banking and finance executives, maritime executives, lawyers, ICT professionals, oil and gas industry executives, members of the academic community, members of the diplomatic corps, representatives of multilateral institutions, media practitioners, and members of the public.